Reuben: Life In The Dales | Series 2 Preview (5)

Our Yorkshire Farm star Reuben Owen is turning 21 and is back for another series as he continues to build his fledgling heavy plant machinery business in the remote Yorkshire Dales with family and friends.

This new series charts the challenges of his third year in business as the young entrepreneur blazes a trail for his like-minded mates, who all choose to live and work in the wild and rugged hills they grew up on.

Reuben and his vintage tractor-driving friends may be passionate about preserving their traditional rural way of life, but they also make time for adrenaline-filled fun from skydives, helicopter rescues to trials biking across the Dales.

Together they face the hardships of working in one of the most remote places in the UK, while navigating the universal rites of passage all young people face as they transition into adulthood.

Reuben’s younger brothers Miles and Sidney are also by his side learning the ropes of the business, as well as his shepherding parents Amanda and Clive supporting him every step of the way.

In the first episode, it’s summertime in the Dales and Reuben prepares land around a stone barn in neighbouring Cumbria so homeowner John can start major renovation works. But while excavating soil piled against the house, Reuben uncovers the building’s crumbling foundations and calls on his dad Clive to help stop the gable end from collapsing.

At a farmer’s quarry Reuben attempts to crush 10,000 tonnes of stone and building waste so the spoil can be used to make tracks around the farm. Reuben’s bought a new 22-tonne digger to help tackle the mountain of work, and when mum Amanda swings by to drop off a sweet treat for her hard-working son, she voices parental concerns about the size of his latest super-sized machine.

As it’s the school holidays Reuben takes time out to treat aspiring farmer Sidney to a trip to a friend’s farm. Budding stockperson 16-year-old Isaac has a flock of pygmy goats and is more than happy to let Sid try out his goat wrangling skills with some hands-on experience.

While newly qualified lorry driver Tommy is busy hauling a delivery of straw back home from Hull, new recruit Capper deals with the headache of Reuben’s newly found passion for splitting rocks.

In-between jobs this summer Reuben and 12-year-old brother Sidney fix up a vintage tractor to enter into a local village show. And when Reuben and Sidney finally get the tractor up and running, 18-year-old brother Miles joins them at the fair, where the siblings hope to bag a prize in the showring with their fixer upper.

Reuben: Life In The Dales returns Tuesday 20th May at 8pm on 5.